Early years: fostering equality and respect from the start

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Free event

About the event

20 Aug, 2025

1.30pm–3.00pm AEST

Online via Zoom

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What’s driving gender-based violence, and how does the daily practice of early childhood educators contribute to building safer families and communities? 

This early years and primary prevention webinar is hosted by Our Watch in collaboration with FVREE from Family Violence, Tangentyere Council and the Women and Girls Emergency Centre (WAGEC).

About this webinar

This session will bring together early childhood educators and primary prevention practitioners to discuss the prevention of gender-based violence and what this looks like in early years settings. 

Hosted by Karla McGrady (Special Advisor Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategy, Our Watch) the webinar features presentations, centering First Nations knowledge and perspectives on primary prevention in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings. This will be followed by a panel discussion with educators as experts in early childhood education to discuss complexities and opportunities for primary prevention work in ECEC settings.

Accessibility and other requirements

This session will have closed captions. To learn about other ways to register, or for questions about access or the training, please email training@ourwatch.org.au.

This project is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Social Services (DSS). 

Host

Karla McGrady, Special Advisor, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategy, Our Watch

Karla McGrady, Special Advisor, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategy, Our Watch

Karla McGrady is a Gamilaraay/Kamilaroi woman residing on the lands of the Yuggera and Turrbal people in Magandjin/Brisbane.

Karla has been with Our Watch for the last 8 years. During that time she co-authored Changing the Picture: A national resource to support the prevention of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their children.  In recent years, Karla has led a team of 6 to deliver on major primary prevention projects across the country in specific settings. These projects have contributed to organisational strategy and practice frameworks focused on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and engaging with community organisations to better understand primary prevention and gender equality.